A1 French reading feedback: choose the next exercise that helps

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Match three beginner reading mistakes to a focused retry: first names, message writers and availability. Try fresh examples and choose your next step.

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Choose a new exercise that repeats the relationship you missed. A wrong first name calls for another labelled form; a wrong writer calls for another message; a wrong time calls for a contrast between ending and starting.

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Friends meet at a café after work.
Meeting a friend gives context to je suis libre demain. Illustration: Atelier

1 · You copied the surname: follow the label

Prénom : Adam. Nom : Morel.

First name: Adam. Surname: Morel.

The question asks for the first name, but your answer is Morel. Feedback points to Prénom, the label beside Adam. For the next exercise, change the names and put the surname first on the page. Your job is to follow the label wherever it appears.

2 · You chose the addressee: find the signature

Salut Nora ! Je suis libre demain. Tu veux qu’on se voie ? Adam.

Hi Nora! I’m free tomorrow. Would you like to meet? Adam.

Nora is greeted; Adam signs. Here je refers to Adam and tu addresses Nora. If your answer to “Who writes?” was Nora, try a new message with the names reversed. Look at both ends of the message before deciding who is speaking.

3 · You chose the end of work: find the start of free time

Je travaille jusqu’à quinze heures et je suis libre à partir de seize heures.

I work until three and am free from four.

Two questions, two answers
QuestionAnswerWhy
À quelle heure finit le travail ?À quinze heures.Jusqu’à gives the end limit.
À partir de quelle heure est-il libre ?À partir de seize heures.À partir de gives the start.

The hour between the two times stays in the message. A useful retry changes both numbers and asks both questions. That makes you read the role of each time, rather than carry the first number you recognise into every answer.

Choose your next exercise

A self-review aid, not a grade. Ticks are not saved.

Question 1No account needed
Find the first name: Nom : Duval. Prénom : Camille.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Camille.. The label Prénom identifies Camille as the first name, even when it comes second.

Question 2No account needed
Who writes? Salut Adam ! Je suis libre vendredi. Tu veux qu’on se voie ? Nora.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Nora.. Nora signs the message and uses je. Adam is the person greeted at the start.

Question 3No account needed
When does work finish? Je travaille jusqu’à dix-sept heures. Je suis libre à partir de dix-huit heures.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

À dix-sept heures.. Jusqu’à dix-sept heures gives the work end time. Availability starts an hour later.

Question 4No account needed
The same message asks when the writer is free. Which answer fits?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

À partir de dix-huit heures.. The second sentence explicitly starts availability at six pm, an hour after work finishes.

Question 5No account needed
Your mistake was choosing the greeted person as the writer. What should you practise next?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Finding the signature in a new message.. The signature-to-writer link is the relationship you missed, so another message is a focused retry.

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